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Determining whether or not a customer will like the aroma of a scented candle or reed diffuser they are unable to smell is a particularly difficult challenge. To solve this challenge, Scentiments used Okendo to capture and share product feedback from past customers, giving shoppers the insights needed to be confident enough to check-out.

A lack of shopper confidence

Scentiments have long been aware of a unique challenge facing their online store: selling such sensory focused product types as scented candles and room diffusers can make it difficult for shoppers to make informed purchase decisions. After all, how can a customer know whether or not they will enjoy the fragrance of a scented candle without first smelling it? At an average price of $40, purchasing scented candles online often felt like an expensive gamble.

Founder and CEO, Michael Parnell initially thought to task an in-house content team with producing product reviews for each of the different candle types and scents. The reviews would be detailed, attempting to articulate the full spectrum of aromas and fragrances a candle releases. As scented candles are often given as gifts the packaging would also be considered. This way, customers would have access to detailed insights to the product ownership experience prior to purchase.

While effective at increasing conversions for products they did review, the challenge for Scentiments with this strategy was simply the scale at which they were operating. With well over 400 different products, combined with a moderately high product turnover rate, it wassn't feasible for the team to produce enough in-depth reviews across the full Scentiments product range.

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Acclerated review generation

Using Okendo, Scentiments was able to both accelerate the pace at which reviews weregeneratedand increase the quality and usefulness of reviews. In doing so, Scentiments successfully increased shopper confidence and increased check-out rates. The enhanced shopping experience also translated to an increase in customer satisfaction and brand loyalty,with shoppers discovering that Scentiments was providing product insights which couldn't be found anywhere else.This allowed Scentiments to elevatetheir point of difference beyond price and create a uniquecompetitiveadvantage.

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Building trust with customer sourced insights

The solution to Scentiments challenge was to scale up the quality and quantity of customer reviews. After all, who better to give insights into the product ownership experience than customers themselves!

Previously, Scentiments had been receiving only a handful of customer reviews each month, never enough to be considered a viable alternative to the professional content. In fact, across the lifetime of the store Scentiments had generated only 31 customer reviews. This changed dramatically when Scentiments deployed the advanced customer content generation functionalities of Okendo. In fact, review generation increased by over 20x!

Using the Okendo look-back functionality, Scentiments were able to send personalised Review Request emails to all customers who had purchased a candle within the previous 12 months and not given a review. With an incentive of 10% off their next store purchase, Scentiments customers were highly responsive, generating many great reviews

While the increased volume of reviews greatly benefitted Scentiments, the real benefit was the increase in review quality. Instead of the basic one liners they were previously generating, customers were now providing deeper insights, including giving each specific feedback such as 'Strength', 'Scent' and 'Packaging'.

60 day trial results

20x more reviews generated

3.25x more products with reviews

“Okendo enabled us to scale our customer content to new heights, both in terms of quantity and quality. Our shoppers now have much greater insights into the attributes of our products which matter most, helping to build excitement, compel action and improve the overall online shopping experience.”